Bossi, Marco Enrico 04/25/1861 - 02/20/1925

rco Enrico Bossi was born in Salò (Lomardy), Italy, in 1861. He came from an Italian musical family; his father Pietro was organist at the cathedral in Salò. Bossi received his musical training at the ''Liceo Musicale'' in Bologna and the Milan Conservatory, where Francesco Sangalli (piano), Amilcare Ponchielli (composition), Carlo Boniforti (music theory) and Polibio Fumagalli (organ) were among his teachers.
In 1881 he was appointed choir director and organist at the cathedral of Como. Nine years later he became professor of organ and harmony at the Conservatory of Naples. He also worked as director at conservatories in Venice (1895-1901), Bologna (1902-1911) and Rome (1916-1923). On his numerous international concert tours he came into contact with the most important organists of his time. To name just a few: César Franck, Marcel Dupré, Alexandre Guilmant, Joseph Bonnet, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Courboin and Karl Straube.
Marco Bossi recording for the Welte Philharmonic Organ in 1912
Bossi died in 1925 on the way back from a concert trip to New York and Philadelphia on the high seas.
Marco Enrico Bossi's compositional work comprises more than 150 works of various genres (five operas, oratorios, choral music, orchestral works, chamber music, piano and organ works). Most of his compositions are still little known today with the exception of a number of organ works.